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Leptochariidae (Barbeled houndsharks)
Etymology: Leptocharias: Etymology not explained, perhaps leptos (Gr.), slender; [Car]charias, i.e., a slender shark “very nearly related to Carcharias” (See ETYFish); smithii: In honor of Andrew Smith (1797-1872), Scottish military physician, explorer, ethnologist and zoologist, who collected many South African sharks and coined many of the shark names later used by Müller and Henle (See ETYFish).
Eponymy: Dr Sir Andrew Smith (1797–1872) was a Scotsman who joined the Army Medical Service (1819) after graduating from Edinburgh University. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Müller & Henle.
البيئة: الوسط / المنطقة المناخية / نطاق العمق / نطاق التوزيع
البيئة
بحري; مياه مخلوطة القاع; نطاق العمق 10 - 75 m (Ref. 244), usually 10 - 60 m (Ref. 5377). Tropical; 20°C - 27°C; 22°N - 23°S, 26°W - 17°E
Eastern Atlantic: Mauritania to Namibia (Ref. 127434).
الحجم / وزن / العمر
النضج: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 77.0 cm TL ذكر/ مختلط الجنس; (Ref. 244); 82.0 cm TL (female); common length : 55.0 cm TL ذكر/ مختلط الجنس; (Ref. 26999)
Similar to species of Mustelus but nostrils with anterior flaps formed into distinct barbels (Ref. 5485).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Found on the continental shelf, especially abundant off river mouths on muddy bottoms. Salinity: 35-36 ppt. Oxygen: 3-4 ppm. Feeds on small bottom and littoral organisms like crustaceans, bony fishes, octopi and sponges. Viviparous (Ref. 50449), with 7 young in a litter (Ref. 244). Dental sexual dimorphism is manifested by males having greatly enlarged anterior teeth. Utilized fresh, smoked or dried salted for human consumption, skin for leather.
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Viviparous, placental (Ref. 50449), with 7 young in a litter (Ref. 244). Distinct pairing with embrace (Ref. 205).
Compagno, L.J.V., 1984. FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 4. Sharks of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Part 2 - Carcharhiniformes. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(4/2):251-655. Rome: FAO. (Ref. 244)
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درجة الحرارة المفضلة (مرجع
123201): 19.2 - 28, mean 26 °C (based on 116 cells).
مؤشر التنوع الشُعبي الوراثي (مرجع
82804): PD
50 = 1.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
مستوى غذائي (مرجع
69278): 3.8 ±0.49 se; based on food items.
المرونه (مرجع
120179): منخفظ جدا, الحد الزمني الأدني لتضاعف عدد أفراد المجتمع أكثر من 14 سنة (Fec=7).
ضعف الصيد (Ref.
59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (53 of 100).
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